Daily Republican., 1887-07-12
A HEARrRnNDING SCENE

The scene at Canarste was heartrend
inc. Charles Baeder, nf 462 Atlantic
avenue, q respectable appearing Ger
man, whose l7.year.old daughter Was
among those who wers lost, was bsing
led about the beach, and the two strong
men who were with him had hard wor
to keep bim from plun2ing from the
dock and swimming to the dietant
point where the tunken sloop was sup
oosed to lie. Boatman Booth, whose
achild and sister inlaw were drowned
was Infined III room In Kings Hotel,
almost maniac. All light the scene
on the beach at Canarsie was indescrib
able Tners was no eieap for any one.
The Oldest boat man had never seen any
tnIrg to compare with il.
But three bodies were recovered
during the night These were those oil
Miss Mary BRANDED and the Obernier
and Snhwei,zer children. That of the
boy, George Kring, drifted ashore on
Barren Island early in the morning,
aud was brought to Canarsie later in
TIE day. These were al the bodies th at
were recovered until after l o'c'ook,
when the Mystery, which had been
raised. was towed to Canarsie with the
CHASTITY freight OF dead bodles 10 her
C .bin and Oh hsr decks. One child was
Wrapped up ina sal! 10 which /; had
clung In o ,-st effort to escape frcm the
water that sureed around 1t Another
was sitting bJlt upright on the deck
agaius. the taffraii six inches under
water. The main mast was broken of
short six inches abovs .ha deck, tho~
,Tg that iG was the sudden gale aud not
sand har that caused the capsiZ!ng OF
the craft.
The NJ ystery Ia q large sloop Yacht,
measuring thirty six feet. Shs Ia
owned BY John O'Brieu. who keeps q
saloon close By the lock and also makes
business OF letting out boats Mr..
IO'Briel'4 wife ald three children were
on the boat The mother and three
children were drowned at once. The
fourth child was rescued by Mrs.
kripg 1t 10 five month oil baby.
Captain Hsudricksou, OF the NJ ystery.
was an old sal or and careful one, but
those who know best cay that there
| must have been negligence or the boat
wonld not have capszad ss sae did
rhe accident was similar tn that OF the
sarah Ccaig, which sank last Septem
Der eff Sandy Hook. AS . matter oil
FACT the squali etruck the boat 80 sud
euht tuJ baioEb WCfb W
haul her jib down, and In cybing the
main boom several of the persons were
knocked overheard.
John Booth and Joseph Schweltzsr,
whsu they SAW their families drowniDs q
before their eyes. plunged over board
and tried TO rescue them. They them
selves wers nearly dro wntd before the y
could be rescued. Sohwei z,r was In
the water for fuily half an hour before
he was pulled out almost crazy with
sgrief. Ha IVES xapderiEg e up and down
tho beach Today truly mad when q re.
porter saw Lin, and he reflsed to tall
to aEy one
In one Of the hctei3 v-s Mrs LON
eerg. whose tee children wert
ur,oe"rH1, ,n,e one was frantic. When 6
nj Collected she said that the boa
,uttsd over so quickly tha, no on'
could tell what happened. This woman
saVe1 one child, bur lost her own.
The ~atel! o.! 1t Is ringing In my
ears Ve' l shall never stop hearing |
roal she sad.
The hero Of tho whole affair is tn,
negro boatman R1birsou. He saveI
seven lives himself and iu fact was tn
on person who succeeded In rescuipI
iauy OF the Mystery's passengers.